Monday, April 20, 2009

The Hot Corner - new (almost) daily feature

Starting today (and every day going forward whenever we feel like it) we are going to compile a list of news, notes, quotes and rumors around Major League Baseball. And we're going to call it ... [drum roll, please] ... The Hot Corner.

Braves catcher Brian McCann may need Lasik surgery (last resort) again. He first had it in 2007, but he is suffering from blurry vision and dryness in one eye. He has one hit in his last 20 at bats.

Is Dwight Gooden adding some history and nostalgia to Citi Field, the Mets' new home? Or is he turning it into a bathroom stall? Gooden, at the request of a fan, signed the wall inside Ebbets Club “Doc Gooden 84 R.O.Y., 85 Cy Young, 86 W.S. Champs.”

So far this season, I have as many hits as Rangers outfielder David Murphy has. Except I've done it 18 fewer at bats. Murphy is 0-for-18 and the minors could be his next stop.

Average baseball attendance is nearly 7 percent lower than it was to end last year. (Of course, that's better than the performance turned in by many financial stocks today including that of my employer.)